Malayan Water Shrew vs rough bindweed

Chimarrogale hantu compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Water Shrew	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Soricidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Smilax
Species	Chimarrogale hantu	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Water Shrew	rough bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.